Diexi, Mao County
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Diexi is a town
in Mao County
, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan
, China
. As of 2000, it has a population of 2,697.
The old town of Diexi was totally destroyed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake
and sank into Diexi Lake
.
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
in Mao County
Mao County
Mao County is a county in Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.It has an area of 3,903 and a population of 106,700 as of 2006. 88.9% of the population are Qiang people...
, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, China
China
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. As of 2000, it has a population of 2,697.
The old town of Diexi was totally destroyed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake
1933 Diexi earthquake
The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, Republic of China on August 25, 1933.This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides, and killed about 9,000 people. The old town of Diexi sank into the landslide dam-created Diexi Lake....
and sank into Diexi Lake
Diexi Lake
Diexi Lake is a lake in Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, China.Diexi Lake is a landslide dam-created lake formed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake and covers 3.5 square kilometers. The old town of Diexi sank into this lake....
.